Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-04

the other. The latter insisted on having
stock vote, which took nearly three
hours and resulted in the election of Cap !
tain Corbin ana his ticket by over 500
majority. The ticket elected was as fol
lows: President, H. w. Como secretary, !
T. l.. Kinney treasurer, A. NJ. Kinney !
auditor H. W. Como; directors, Capt. |
w. Corbin, Hon. Jed P;:Clark, Juan Rob |
inson, f T. Holbrook, H. w. Conro /
The presl ling elder of st. Albans and
Rev Mr., Ford of Georgia will conduct
three weeks revival in Grand Isle, begin
ming with the last week in February .....
Miss Lydia Dixon is dangerously i'll ......
Miss Hull from Bakersfield is visiting at
II. K. RobnsOn's. AT meeting of the
Sand Bar bridge directors Benajah Phelps
was chosen to keep the toll gate.
Isle La Motto.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Phelps of Ellen
| burgh were in town last week. Mr..
Thomas Armstrong of Plattsburgh was
in town over sabbath. .... H. j. Fleury is
on the sick list and under the doctors
care 49,. Mrs. w. f. Hill is inp poor health
.....The ice in the lake is IN splendid
condition for teaming and business has
revived wonderfully, and teams are busy
/ hauling produce to market..,... Mr.. and
Mrs. f. NJ. Mcdowell of Champlain were
in town last Friday and saturday.
There will be quarterly meeting services
in the Methodist church next Sunday. -.
On January 25th a son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. +. 5. Hocomb
West Berkshire.
The creamery fever runs high among
the farmers. Mr.. j. G. Towle and Mr..
Edward kimball are putting in two steam
worked separators, one on the farm OF
Mr.. J. G.. IoWle, the other at the north
side of Pike river in East Franklin. The
cream will all be manufactured into but
ter at the first place named 1t is under
stoodlthat they have about 100cows engag-
ed. ..... The thaw of Friday night leaves
many of our hills bare again ..... Union
Lodge of Good Templars were visited
Friday evening by Mrs Boright of Rich
ford county superintendent OF Juvenile
Tempars The lodge elected its officers
for next quarter.
Other Parts of the State.
There is not a ton of chestnut coal for
, sale in Rutland and a shortage is feared.
The annual meeting of the Franklin
County Temperance society Will be held
at st. Albans to-day at II Il. IN.
, The stockholders of the Pittsford acad
emy have sold their property to james
Halpin, who has had charge OF that place,
. for 5000.
Mr.. Harvey Kingsley of Rutland has a
=; newly made cane, the material OF Whlcf
was taken from the British man-of-wal
. "Summerset" that has been buried III the
! ! sand off Cape Cod tor over 100 years. The
vessel was wrecked in l77S.
The new trust company at ST. Johns
bury already has about 5000 on deposit
, which. with the paid-in capital $4,000
y gives some $4,000 available for use.
+ Charles p: Marsh, is having framed ant
S will present to the Woodstock library
r copy of map of the town printed in 1888!
e made from drawings by committee o
the Woodstock institute.
Judge H. 1. Wheeler has started out
n petition to the postotfice department for
n free postal delivery in Brattleboro unde
# the provisions of the new law.
d There were rs births and - deaths in tn
e village of Brattleboro district last year
= 26 were of children under five years ole
:. and five were over 50.
5 Montpelers Coasting club has over 90
!. members
Il Several parties in Brattleboro have bee
3 fined for Keeping unlicensed dogs.
,, About 200 new books have been added
Z to the Rutland library since July an
y there are now about 700 volumes on tn
u : list. Mrs. RockwOok Barrett bas present
ed the association with fine crayon POI
= trait of Gov. Williams.
r. Captain Winthrop 7. Jackman who die
a in Sutton, Province of Quebec, Monday
q January "a, in the Goth year of his age
q was born in Cornth, and was the eldes
~ brother OF the late Moses Jackman, c
- Castleton, one of the pioneers in the MAJ
A. bic business in Rutland county.
1t Jaler Underwood detected prisoner
,s last week AT the Newfane jail in the act @
$ saving through an iron bolt with sa'
As apparently made from dinner knife kel
ID back for that purpose.
le Bella Hastings of st. Johnsbury, VIII
ID had brought Il suit against the Boston
X Lowell road for an accident which d
A abled one of his legs, has settled the Cas-
y with the company for $500.
1t is estimated that at the present tim
there are eight miles of sewer in Ru
I'd land.
T. Nathan Collins, the oldest person i
a, Craftsbury, aged "a, died last week.
"a oi During the year 1886, there were
~ deaths and seven births in the village {
ri Casteton.
~ The Red Lion Inn at West Randolp
st has been leased to Beedle Bros, who hay
re taken possession.
IN The first practical exhibition of II
of Thomson Houston system of electri
lie lighting was made in Druggist Briggs
lie store at Brattleboro Saturday night. Oth'
ut lights will be put in AT once.
II. At the annual meeting of the Orlear
st. County Agricultural society at this plac
II January 20, the following officers We
h elected for the year ensuing; &. l.. Bake
"a Greensboro, president; Nixon Mors
d. Derby, A. p, Bean, Glover, vice-preS
Is dents w c, Brown, Barton, treasurer.
- Inc BrAttleDOrO library trustees at lHe
he meeting Monday chose William Z. Bra
ne lev librarian aud decided,to close the lbr
Nt ry january 18th in order 10 get III all II
Us books preparatory to the the removal
re the new building, which will be don
" as soon after the first of March rs is pra
ticable.
The vice presidents of the State Teac
in er's association are Supt. II. O. Wheeler
lei Burlington, President Ezra Brainerd
nd Middlebury College, Supt j. j. X. RAJ
ir- dali of Rutland, Supt, c. II. Merrill
on Brattleboro, r.. w. Howe OF Benningto
,k Marsh o. Perkins of Windsor, Prin.
j. Whitthal of West Randolph and Pri
i'm G. W. Henderson of Craftsbury
". Can.aa M.Ltny yar,ike Preparations
he ~
ay BUFFALO, Feb. The discussion of II
er retaliation bin by Congress has apparen
NV ly stirred mp the residents OF Canada.
member of the Dufferin guards. SSth reg
ment n volunteer organization, is now